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Biography

Dr Graeme Browne is a senior lecturer in the School of Nursing and Midwifery, is the Program Convenor for the Masters in Mental Health Nursing and the senior academic at the Port Macquarie Campus. He is a credentialed Mental Health Nurse. Early in his career Graeme saw limits for nurses practicing under a biomedical model so undertook studies in community health nursing. For much of his clinical career he worked as community health nurse in mental health, NGOs, domiciliary nursing and bush nursing as well as in private practice. Graeme’s research focuses on primary health care mostly in mental health settings. Addressing the power structures in health is one of the cornerstones of the development of primary health care. The declaration of Alma Ata (1978) and the Ottawa Charter (1986) committed to the ‘bottom up’ delivery of health services. As can be seen from Graeme’s publications he is committed to this. His personal leadership and teaching styles are inclusive and respectful of the input from consumers, colleagues and students. On his wall he has written ‘education is more about lighting a fire than filling a bucket (Yeats)’. Graeme’s academic leadership includes: developing and coordinating undergraduate, honours and masters level programs and leading successful research teams. His clinical leadership includes: public health especially community health, working and developing services in the non-government sector and leadership in developing education and research in health services and developing evidence-based practice culture among clinicians. His success in these areas is enhanced by his interest in engaging with clinical colleagues and developing mutually respectful relationships. Graeme has a strong and genuine commitment to the development of the nursing profession as a leader in the future of health services. One of the attractions of working at the University of Newcastle SON&M is its commitment to the future development of nursing. It offers leadership in the rapidly changing landscape of health care. More than that there is a belief at all levels in nursing and a vision in the school of what nursing can contribute to the community.

Qualifications

PhD, Queensland University of Technology, 21/03/2005

Master of Philosophy, University of Southern Queensland, 30/09/1995

Bachelor of Health Science (Nursing), University of New England, 10/04/1992

Research

Research keywords

Research expertise

Graeme's doctoral thesis was a grounded theory study using a Glaserian approach. He has used both qualitative and quantitate methods in his research.

Languages

English

Collaboration

Graeme's primary interests are in mental health and primary health care. His current projects include the delivery of mental health services by credentialed mental health nurses, the role of nurses, consumers experience of being nursed by mental health nurses. He has also been involved in studies on housing, substance abuse and the families of people with developmental disabilities.

Browne GC, Courtney M, 'Measuring the impact of housing on people with schizophrenia', Nursing and Health Sciences, 6 (2004) [C1]

Citations: Scopus - 27

2004

Browne GC, Courtney M, Meehan T, 'Type of housing predicts rate of readmission to hospital but not length of stay in people with schizophrenia on the Gold Coast in Queensland', Australian Health Review, 6 65-72 (2004) [C1]

2004

Browne G, Courtney M, Meehan T, 'Type of housing predicts rate of readmission to hospital but not length of stay in people with schizophrenia on the Gold Coast in Queensland.', Australian health review : a publication of the Australian Hospital Association, 27 65-72 (2004)

Citations: Scopus - 9

1998

Browne GC, Bramston P, 'Stress and quality of life in the families of young people with intellectual disabilities', Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 5 415-421 (1998) [C1]

Citations: Scopus - 18

1998

Browne GC, Bramston P, 'Parental stress and the families of young people with intellectual disabilities: The nurses role', Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing, 12 31-37 (1998) [C1]

1998

Browne G, Bramston P, 'Parental stress in families of young people with an intellectual disability: the nurses role.', The Australian journal of advanced nursing : a quarterly publication of the Royal Australian Nursing Federation, 15 31-37 (1998)

Citations: Scopus - 2

1996

Browne GC, Bramston P, 'Quality of life in the families of young people with intellectual disabilities', International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 5 120-130 (1996) [C1]

Grants and Funding

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2014 (1 grants)

Australian College of Mental Health Nurses, 40th International Mental Health Nursing Conference, Melbourne, 6 - 9 October 2014$1,480Funding Body: University of Newcastle - Faculty of Health and Medicine